And one more year is done

2008 has come and is almost gone and it’s time to shut down bbgm to do some housecleaning while all of you are out for the holidays, except Pierre of course, who will be writing some cool code. Dec 31 marks three years of bbgm as a self hosted blog, and every year brings with it something new and different. This year has been no different.

I started off the year hoping to do a lot of video, screencasts, and incorporating all of that into bbgm, but that never materialized, mostly due to a lack of time, but also my style, where I tend to just throw stories together when I feel like it. I still hope to do incorporate more video, but not quite sure about how that might happen, and time is an even more precious commodity these days.

But, while the video thing didn’t quite pan out, nor did my hopes of actively doing some “hobby science” and programming, many other things did pan out in what ended up being a very eventful year. Some highlights

• I changed jobs
• Hari and I finally started a podcast
• Chris Lasher and co invited me to Virginia Tech to give a talk
• I got interviewed by Jon Udell
• Started recording music again
• … and finally did something with deepaksingh.net

I will also remember 2008 as the year of the microcommunity, perhaps best personified by The Life Scientists on Friendfeed and The Biogang. Being part of those groups, and others, is a privilege, educational and a whole lot of fun.

One interesting observation. Even though blogging has slowed down for various reasons, I still seem to be averaging about 30 posts a month. In the era of Friendfeed, not too shabby. Either that, or it just shows how much I used to blow some months ago.

Thank you for reading, listening and watching. Have a great Christmas, New Years, etc etc

See you on the other side